WorksheetsThe origin and Evolution of the Earth
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth?
4.6 million years
13.7 billion years
4.6 billion years
13.7 trillion years
Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere?
Solar winds
Differentiation
Degassing
Photosynthesis.
Which one of the following represents the inner planets?
Planets between the sun and the earth
Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
Planets in a gaseous state
Planets without satellite(s)
Life on the earth appeared around how
many years before the present?
13.7 billion
3.8 billion
4.6 billion
3.8 million
How many planets are there in the solar system?
5
7
8
9
What is the distance between the earth and the sun?
149.6 million km
15.98 million km
169.34 million km
179.67 million km
Which expert gave the nebular hypothesis?
Immanuel Kant
Chamberlain
Laplace
Moulton
Which expert gave the Collision hypothesis?
Immanuel Kant
Sir James and Harold Jeffrey
Chamberlain
Laplace
Which theory is most widely accepted regarding the origin of the universe at present?
Collision hypothesis
Big Bang Theory
Nebular Hypothesis
Binary Theory
What is the diameter of the milky way?
Between 80 thousand to 1,50,000 light-years
Between 1 lakh to 2 lakh light-years
Between 2 lakh to 3 lakh light-years
Between 2,50,000 to 3,00,000 light-years.
Which of the following is not an inner planet?
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Earth
By which elements is the terrestrial planets formed?
Liquid elements
Rocks and Metals
Hydrogen and helium
All of the above.
Why are the terrestrial planets rocky?
These planets are smaller
They could not hold the escaping gases
Both a and b
Noe of these
